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ALLIANCE the Ultimate World Leader Political Science Megagame as played at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire

Newer Better Easier Version of ALLIANCE The Ultimate World Leader Political Science Megagame is Now Available!

By shaundmcmillan November 8, 2023Announcements, Best of, Game Based Learning, JournalNo Comments

This last summer I ran it for 30 teens and preteens at a national retreat for my church. They loved it. Back when I turned 40 in Taiwan last July, we ran the game in Taiwan in Chinese. They loved it. Last week two of the most experienced war game experts who run games for the state involving 4-star generals at the Naval War College, Pete Pellegrino and David Sampson facilitated the game for 37 of the most intelligent incoming freshman at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. They loved it.

Game Based Learning Conference

By shaundmcmillan April 22, 2022Game Based LearningNo Comments

I will be a guest speaker at the virtual Game-Based Learning Conference on the weekend of April 22-24! You can join the game I'll be hosting at http://www.BestClassEver.org/game. To join…

Episode 23 – Dueling Ideologies – The Left & the Right

By shaundmcmillan January 24, 2021PodcastNo Comments

Which do you value? Equality or Patriotism? Compassion or Societal Order? Do you prefer, dogs or cats? Through personality tests we can often tell which side of the political spectrum people fall into. Do you lean left also known as liberal, or to the right, also known as conservative?

Episode 16 – What Makes a Great Political Leader?

By shaundmcmillan December 6, 2020PodcastNo Comments

Let's look at what the famous Greek philosophers, Machiaveli from Italy, and Shakespeare have to say about great political leaders and how that would apply to today.

King Henry V Shakespeare choice architecture

How to Quickly Turn a Lecture into a Game

By shaundmcmillan December 1, 2020Best of, Game Based Learning, JournalNo Comments

Love teaching? Love games? Ever wanted to bring the magic of learning into the magic circle of a game, or bring the magic of a game into the classroom? Here's how.

Episode 9: Prisoner’s Dilemma

By shaundmcmillan October 18, 2020PodcastNo Comments

Mathematicians and business majors are exploring political science theory and philosophy through game theory. Game theory is a college level math class that is typically attended by math majors and business majors. Why business majors? Because game theory is the study of how to use logic to find the optimal strategy in a competitive situation. And the most common simulation to come out of game theory is the Prisoner’s Dilemma. Here is the scenario.